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[[Six Races]] is a traditional term for the intelligent races which dominate this region of the galaxy widely known as [[Charted Space]], which appears independently in [[Aslan]], [[Vargr]], and [[K'kree]] literature.
 
[[Six Races]] is a traditional term for the intelligent races which dominate this region of the galaxy widely known as [[Charted Space]], which appears independently in [[Aslan]], [[Vargr]], and [[K'kree]] literature.
* Please see the following articles for related information:
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** [[Humaniti]]
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*** [[Major Human Race]]
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=== Library Data Referral Tree ===
*** [[Minor Human Race]]
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** [[Major Race]]
 
*** [[Major Human Race]]
 
*** [[Major Non-Human Race]]
 
** [[Minor race]]
 
*** [[Minor Human Race]]
 
*** [[Minor Non-Human Race]]
 
** [[Variant Race]]
 
*** [[Variant Human Race]] AKA [[Human chimera]]
 
*** [[Variant Non-Human Race]]
 
*** [[Genetic Engineering]] AKA [[Geneering]]
 
  
 
== Description ([[Specifications]]) ==
 
== Description ([[Specifications]]) ==
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# [[Vargr]]
 
# [[Vargr]]
  
== History & Background (Dossier) ==
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== History & Background ([[Dossier]]) ==
 
There is some disagreement as to the meaning of the term and the identity of the races involved.  
 
There is some disagreement as to the meaning of the term and the identity of the races involved.  
 
* Various racially based hypotheses have emerged, but none has gained ascendancy.
 
* Various racially based hypotheses have emerged, but none has gained ascendancy.
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|S2= {{MT}} [[Imperial Encyclopedia]]
 
|S2= {{MT}} [[Imperial Encyclopedia]]
|S3= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology [[User:Maksim-Smelchak|Maksim-Smelchak]] of the [[Ministry of Science]]  
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Latest revision as of 21:56, 12 June 2025

Six Races is a traditional term for the intelligent races which dominate this region of the galaxy widely known as Charted Space, which appears independently in Aslan, Vargr, and K'kree literature.


Library Data Referral Tree[edit]

Cultural Mores[edit]

Description (Specifications)[edit]

Most thinkers on the subject have reached a general consensus that all of the six races must be major races; the presumptive candidates are:

  1. Aslan
  2. Droyne
  3. Hiver
  4. Humaniti
    1. Solomani
    2. Vilani
    3. Zhodani
  5. K’kree
  6. Vargr

History & Background (Dossier)[edit]

There is some disagreement as to the meaning of the term and the identity of the races involved.

  • Various racially based hypotheses have emerged, but none has gained ascendancy.

References & Contributors (Sources)[edit]

This list of sources was used by the Traveller Wiki Editorial Team and individual contributors to compose this article. Copyrighted material is used under license from Mongoose Publishing or by permission of the author. The page history lists all of the contributions.